Psalm 119:172

Psalm 119:172

Sing of God's Word

As we have seen, praise to the Lord is matter of sincerity and respect, we cannot worship someone we don’t trust any more than we can worship an inanimate object. It’s understandable that people revere objects from creation or that are man-made, they can be seen and touched and easily identified whereas the God of heaven and earth is invisible, can seem very remote and to many, remains unreachable and unfathomable. That is why the psalmist was so keen to ingest the word of the Lord, this was his place of connection, this was where the voice from heaven made contact and a relationship between a man and God could develop. We are so blessed to have much more to inspire us than just the decrees of the Lord, we can hear His voice in creation and see His creative hand at work. Like the author, we can turn to the Scriptures and find strength and wisdom and truth. However, we have an additional revelation of the life and teachings of Christ in the Gospels and the letters of men like Paul, John and Peter. In addition, we have the Holy Spirit to inspire us and to reveal God in all of His fulness – how blessed we are! 

All of this is cause enough to sing of God’s Word, to praise Him for His wisdom and His truth, to give voice to the wonders of revelation and the privilege of knowing Him as Father. Let’s not keep quiet about these things, our tongues were made to praise Him just as our hearts were made to receive Him. Worldly songs and music are lifeless and dead, the songs of the Kingdom give Him honour and bring life, security and joy to our souls. Let’s sing to Him today. Hallelujah!

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